Pennsylvania, 1993Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 3, 1993
September 3, 1993 · 17 events in 10 counties and zones
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- September 3, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, Laporte
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Communications were knocked out in EMA office and numerous trees and power lines were downed between Laporte and Foley Corner.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- September 3, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Forest County, Tionesta
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down across the city. Some homes were damaged by fallen trees.
Hail, Berks
- When
- September 3, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Plowville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- September 3, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, Mildred
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees (some 30 to 40 feet in height) and power lines were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- September 3, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, Lopez
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were reported down along Route 487.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon
- When
- September 3, 4:24 PM EST
- Where
- Lebanon County, Palmyra
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wires were blown down by strong wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne
- When
- September 3, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne County, Dorrance
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
County EMA office reported that trees were blown down and that local state police clocked wind gusts to near 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- September 3, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County
- Coordinates
- 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne
- When
- September 3, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne County, Hanover
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
EMA office relayed reports of large trees blown down in both Hanover Twp. and Mountain Top.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- September 3, 6:02 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and wires were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- September 3, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Bloomsburg
- Coordinates
- 41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A SkyWarn spotter reported that large trees were blown down. Wind gusts were clocked at 55 to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- September 3, 6:21 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, Denver
- Coordinates
- 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Berks
- When
- September 3, 6:33 PM EST
- Where
- Berks County, Joanna
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very strong winds were reported. Large limbs and power lines were taken down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- September 3, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, Charlestown
- Coordinates
- 39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees were down and damage was sustained by mobile homes near Route 29. No injuries were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- September 3, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Lakeville
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mobile home was flipped over on its side and several adjacent trees were uprooted. No injuries reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- September 3, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Honesdale
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large trees were blown down just north of Honesdale and Pleasant Mount.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh
- When
- September 3, 7:19 PM EST
- Where
- Lehigh County, Shimerville
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were estimated at 65 mph. "Good size" limbs were blown down. Small hail also accompanied thunderstorm.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, September 3, 19932 deaths · $2.1 million · F2 · 21 events
- Tornado in Vermont, September 3, 1993$550,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, September 3, 19934 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, September 3, 1993$2,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 3, 1993$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, September 3, 1993$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, September 3, 19933 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 3, 1993$1,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 1993F0 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, September 3, 1993$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maryland, September 3, 1993$6,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 3, 1993$5,000 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10345517, 10343742, 10343858, 10345518, 10345519, 10345704, 10345853, 10345841, 10345854, 10345842, 10343663, 10345843, 10343859, 10343549, 10345291, 10345292, 10345805.